My Not-So-Secret Spaghetti Recipe

Again, this is my very own creation, it has evolved a bit over the years, now I use turkey and I have added some fresh basil and parmasean cheese to the pasta, now it is even more delicious than it was 15 years ago when I started making it! I have never given out the recipe until now! Actually, I have never even written it down, but that is no surprise, most recipes I make I have no written recipe for, which is why I am doing this, I want to make a cookbook to pass down to my family! It's always been Gabrielle's favorite dinner and I could eat this everyday for the rest of my life and not get tired of it! I leave my mushrooms whole because it's easier for Gabe to pick them out, you can leave them out altogether or slice them up. This makes A LOT of sauce, you could freeze half or it makes awesome leftovers!

~The Sauce~

1 or 2 lbs of ground turkey or lean hamburgar
5 links of spicey Hot Hilshire farms sausage with casings removed (if you don't like spicy, use the sweet Italian sausage, you can also use the turkey sausage)
1 very large onion diced finely
1 small stalk of celery diced finely
1 bunch of green onions diced finely
1 bulb of fresh garlic minced or 1-2 tablespoons of jarred garlic
1/2 cup flat leaf parsley
1 large (or 2 small) container of mushrooms
1 28oz can of diced tomatoes
1 28oz can of tomato sauce
2 cups of chicken or beef stock
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried basil
salt and pepper to taste

~Pasta~
1 box of whole wheat pasta, I use thin spaghetti noodles (try it, it's really good)
1 8 oz container of parmesean cheese
1/2 cup of fresh basil sliced into ribbons

1. Brown ground turkey and sauage together until it falls apart, drain and blot off extra grease with a paper towel and return to a large stock pot.
2. Add Onions, celery, parsley, garlic, mushrooms and spices.
3. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, and tomato sauce.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer covered for at least one hour or longer for even better flavor.
5. About 30 minutes before serving boil water for the pasta according to directions. (don't forget to add some salt and olive oil to the water)
6. Drain pasta at al dente and return to pot.
7. Add parmesean cheese and basil
8. Serve with Garlic bread or toast